Where does “glycyrrhiza” come from?

glycyrrhiza (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glycyrrhiza (Latin): licorice root

Definitions

  1. licorice root

Ancestry of “glycyrrhiza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “glycyrrhiza”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →